Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa in rubber dinghies and wooden boats.
In the wake of the decommissioning of Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation run by Italy, the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), launched their own vessel, named the BourbonArgos, to find those stranded at sea and save those in trouble on one of the deadliest routes to Europe.
On board the vessel, refugees and migrants are provided with medical aid, food, and shelter, then brought safely to Italian shores. Having survived life in Libya, ruthless treatment by smugglers, and horrific conditions aboard flimsy boats, once aboard the Bourbon Argos they face yet more uncertainty as they approach Europe.
VICENews teamed up with MSF to document these search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean and speak to rescued refugees and migrants, hearing about the suffering they have endured in their attempts to reach a new life.
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More than 300 refugees have been rescued from a boat which has capsized off Crete. There has been a sharp rise in the number of people who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe in the last week. Al Jazeera'sRob Matheson reports.
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Four months since the Dignity I searchand rescue ship sailed from Barcelona to Sicily and then into a search and rescue zone 30 miles of the Libyan coast, the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team onboard have saved more than 5,000 people from dying in the Mediterranean Sea.
Every week, more people set off on this dangerous sea journey from Africa to Europe. All together the three MSF vessels—the Dignity I, the BourbonArgos and MY Phoenix—which have been operating since as early as May, have assisted more than 17,000 people.
Yet these numbers don’t explain what can push a person to make such a journey. The MSF team on board of Dignity I has been collecting stories and testimonies of those rescued in an attempt to see what lies beyond the numbers.
This is what Laura Pasquero, an MSF humanitarian officer who has interviewed more than 100 people so far, says:
“Through the people we talk to, we rescue the stories of their friends and family members who often don’t make it, for they die in the desert, or at sea, or in one of Libya’s prisons. When we talk to people about the boat trip on the sea to Europe, two things come out constantly from all the stories: that the boat trip was their only option to save their life, and that on the boat they were almost sure they were going to die. It looks like a contradiction. But it’s their reality.”
Read more about MSF's work with refugees in the Mediterranean: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/our-work/humanitarian-issues/refugees-and-idps

published:14 Oct 2015

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Almost 6,000 desperate people rescued in the last two days trying to flee from Africa.
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Over 700 people are believed to have died attempting to journey to Europe by sea in just the past week, the UN Refugee Agency said on Sunday. A steady flow of refugees has been making the perilous voyage across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya into Italy. From the Associated Press: The largest number of missing and presumed dead was aboard a wooden fishing boat being towed by another smugglers’ boat from the Libyan port of Sabratha that sank Thursday.
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In the first six months of 2017, the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy dropped by around half. This drastic fall in numbers was likely a result of the $236 million deal signed in February, in which Italy funds and trains the Libyan coastguards to divert migrants right back to Libya.
While the Italian government sees this as reason for celebration, the brunt of the migration crisis is now firmly on Libya. This is a problem given that the UN-backed Libyan Government of NationalAccord doesn't have the means to effectively handle migrant trafficking and relies on the country's 1,700 militias to do the job for them. By outsourcing this work to armed groups who themselves are implicated in smuggling, a bloody power struggle has erupted.
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An explanation of the EuropeanMigrationCrisis. More than a million refugees have fled Syria and other war-torn countries to migrate to the European Union in search of a peaceful, better life.
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/05/europe/europe-migrant-crisis/
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/09/04/world/europe/europe-refugee-distribution.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/05/world/middleeast/exodus-of-syrians-highlights-political-failure-of-the-west.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/03/why-europes-migrant-crisis-surging-now/71631834/
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SouthernTunisia is the final resting place for some of the more than 3,000 people who drowned in the Mediterranean sea last year.
Migrants and refugees died on people-smuggling boats as they tried to start a new life in Europe.
Chamseddine Marzoug, a Tunisian Red Crescent volunteer, is giving some the dignity in death he says they were never afforded in life.
Al Jazeera'sMohammed Jamjoom reports from Zarzis, Tunisia.
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This amateur footage, taken by a Tunisian crewman of a fishing ship, shows the disastrous consequences of the EU's open border policy that permits and encourages the continued scam of illegal African immigrants that deliberately sink their own boats near coast guard vessels to receive a shuttle service to Europe under the disguise of so-called "Syrian refugees". As the African males approach the ship, they capsize their own boats, pretending to be in distress at sea because they assume the ship is equipped to pick up refugees. Is it only after they realize the crew atop the fishing boat is physically unable to provide help that the situation escalates and the Africans start screaming for their life as they drown.
The sailor repeatedly shouts "calma" (stay calm) in Italian in the hope that the immigrants heading for Italy prepared with some basic Italian and understand him. The crew were reluctant to help since letting them on board would have been a serious security risk as it would have them outnumbered 10 to 1. There is also the risk of piracy with hijackers posing as refugees as camouflage. They also appear to only have two lifeboats, so throwing one down just so the migrants would sink it would have made no sense for the crew.
The only way to help would be individuals of the crew rappelling down to to the sea line, which would most likely result in their own death as the immigrants would drag them down.
The EU politicians and all the Leftists supporting the human traffickers and mass invasion of African males by sea are directly responsible for every single death by drowning. If the EU were to pursue a "NO WAY" policy that denies citizenship to anybody illegally approaching the country b boat, such as Australia has done, Europe could successfully reduce the total amount of illegal immigrants coming by sea to zero.
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Published on Nov 21, 2016

published:24 Nov 2016

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Same path that many have perished, yet still cheerful in hope of of better future.

Refugee

A refugee, according to the Geneva Convention on Refugees is a person who is outside their country of citizenship because they have well-founded grounds for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, and is unable to obtain sanctuary from their home country or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that country; or in the case of not having a nationality and being outside their country of former habitual residence as a result of such event, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to their country of former habitual residence. Such a person may be called an "asylum seeker" until considered with the status of "refugee" by the Contracting State where they formally make a claim for sanctuary or right of asylum.

Mediterranean Sea

TheMediterranean Sea/ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniənˈsiː/ is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant. The sea is sometimes considered a part of the Atlantic Ocean, although it is usually identified as a separate body of water.

The name Mediterranean is derived from the Latinmediterraneus, meaning "inland" or "in the middle of the land" (from medius, "middle" and terra, "land"). It covers an approximate area of 2.5 million km2 (965,000sqmi), but its connection to the Atlantic (the Strait of Gibraltar) is only 14km (8.7mi) wide. The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa. In oceanography, it is sometimes called the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea or the European Mediterranean Sea to distinguish it from mediterranean seas elsewhere.

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera (Arabic:الجزيرة‎al-ǧazīrahIPA:[æl dʒæˈziːrɐ], literally "The Peninsula", referring to the Arabian Peninsula), also known as JSC (Jazeera Satellite Channel), is a Doha-based state-funded broadcaster owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network, which is partly funded by the House of Thani, the ruling family of Qatar. Initially launched as an Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel, Al Jazeera has since expanded into a network with several outlets, including the Internet and specialtyTV channels in multiple languages.

Al Jazeera is among the largest news organizations with 80 bureaus around the world. Al Jazeera is owned by the government of Qatar. While Al Jazeera officials have stated that they are editorially independent from the government of Qatar, this assertion has been disputed.

The original Al Jazeera channel's willingness to broadcast dissenting views, for example on call-in shows, created controversies in the Arab States of the Persian Gulf. The station gained worldwide attention following the outbreak of war in Afghanistan, when it was the only channel to cover the war live, from its office there.

Surviving One of the Deadliest Routes to Europe: Refugees at Sea

Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa in rubber dinghies and wooden boats.
In the wake of the decommissioning of Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation run by Italy, the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), launched their own vessel, named the BourbonArgos, to find those stranded at sea and save those in trouble on one of the deadliest routes to Europe.
On board the vessel, refugees and migrants are provided with medical aid, food, and shelter, then brought safely to Italian shores. Having survived life in Libya, ruthless treatment by smugglers, and horrific conditions aboard flimsy boats, once aboard the Bourbon Argos they face yet more uncertainty as they approach Europe.
VICENews teamed up with MSF to document these search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean and speak to rescued refugees and migrants, hearing about the suffering they have endured in their attempts to reach a new life.
Watch "My Escape From Syria: Europe or Die" - http://bit.ly/1LiVIJk
Read "Wet, Sick, and Stuck: Thousands of Children Are Facing Deteriorating Conditions on Europe's Borders" - http://bit.ly/1pzpdCu
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1:59

Refugee boat sinkings rise in Mediterranean Sea

Refugee boat sinkings rise in Mediterranean Sea

Refugee boat sinkings rise in Mediterranean Sea

More than 300 refugees have been rescued from a boat which has capsized off Crete. There has been a sharp rise in the number of people who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe in the last week. Al Jazeera'sRob Matheson reports.
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The Refugee Journey Across the Mediterranean

Four months since the Dignity I searchand rescue ship sailed from Barcelona to Sicily and then into a search and rescue zone 30 miles of the Libyan coast, the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team onboard have saved more than 5,000 people from dying in the Mediterranean Sea.
Every week, more people set off on this dangerous sea journey from Africa to Europe. All together the three MSF vessels—the Dignity I, the BourbonArgos and MY Phoenix—which have been operating since as early as May, have assisted more than 17,000 people.
Yet these numbers don’t explain what can push a person to make such a journey. The MSF team on board of Dignity I has been collecting stories and testimonies of those rescued in an attempt to see what lies beyond the numbers.
This is what Laura Pasquero, an MSF humanitarian officer who has interviewed more than 100 people so far, says:
“Through the people we talk to, we rescue the stories of their friends and family members who often don’t make it, for they die in the desert, or at sea, or in one of Libya’s prisons. When we talk to people about the boat trip on the sea to Europe, two things come out constantly from all the stories: that the boat trip was their only option to save their life, and that on the boat they were almost sure they were going to die. It looks like a contradiction. But it’s their reality.”
Read more about MSF's work with refugees in the Mediterranean: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/our-work/humanitarian-issues/refugees-and-idps

1:53

Thousands of Refugees Rescued in the Mediterranean

Thousands of Refugees Rescued in the Mediterranean

Thousands of Refugees Rescued in the Mediterranean

Almost 6,000 desperate people rescued in the last two days trying to flee from Africa.
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Refugee crisis in the Mediterranean: the rescue ship saving lives at sea

Refugee crisis in the Mediterranean: the rescue ship saving lives at sea

Refugee crisis in the Mediterranean: the rescue ship saving lives at sea

More Than 700 Refugees Died at Sea Tryinig to Get to Eurpe in the Past Week

More Than 700 Refugees Died at Sea Tryinig to Get to Eurpe in the Past Week

More Than 700 Refugees Died at Sea Tryinig to Get to Eurpe in the Past Week

Over 700 people are believed to have died attempting to journey to Europe by sea in just the past week, the UN Refugee Agency said on Sunday. A steady flow of refugees has been making the perilous voyage across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya into Italy. From the Associated Press: The largest number of missing and presumed dead was aboard a wooden fishing boat being towed by another smugglers’ boat from the Libyan port of Sabratha that sank Thursday.
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9:22

Italy Is Paying Libya To Intercept Migrants On The Mediterranean (HBO)

Italy Is Paying Libya To Intercept Migrants On The Mediterranean (HBO)

Italy Is Paying Libya To Intercept Migrants On The Mediterranean (HBO)

In the first six months of 2017, the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy dropped by around half. This drastic fall in numbers was likely a result of the $236 million deal signed in February, in which Italy funds and trains the Libyan coastguards to divert migrants right back to Libya.
While the Italian government sees this as reason for celebration, the brunt of the migration crisis is now firmly on Libya. This is a problem given that the UN-backed Libyan Government of NationalAccord doesn't have the means to effectively handle migrant trafficking and relies on the country's 1,700 militias to do the job for them. By outsourcing this work to armed groups who themselves are implicated in smuggling, a bloody power struggle has erupted.
ViceNews Tonight was the first foreign media to reach Libya's migrant smuggling epicenter of Sabratha, and met the migrants caught up in the mayhem.
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4:38

Europe's Refugee Crisis Explained

Europe's Refugee Crisis Explained

Europe's Refugee Crisis Explained

An explanation of the EuropeanMigrationCrisis. More than a million refugees have fled Syria and other war-torn countries to migrate to the European Union in search of a peaceful, better life.
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/05/europe/europe-migrant-crisis/
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/09/04/world/europe/europe-refugee-distribution.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/05/world/middleeast/exodus-of-syrians-highlights-political-failure-of-the-west.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/03/why-europes-migrant-crisis-surging-now/71631834/
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SouthernTunisia is the final resting place for some of the more than 3,000 people who drowned in the Mediterranean sea last year.
Migrants and refugees died on people-smuggling boats as they tried to start a new life in Europe.
Chamseddine Marzoug, a Tunisian Red Crescent volunteer, is giving some the dignity in death he says they were never afforded in life.
Al Jazeera'sMohammed Jamjoom reports from Zarzis, Tunisia.
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This amateur footage, taken by a Tunisian crewman of a fishing ship, shows the disastrous consequences of the EU's open border policy that permits and encourages the continued scam of illegal African immigrants that deliberately sink their own boats near coast guard vessels to receive a shuttle service to Europe under the disguise of so-called "Syrian refugees". As the African males approach the ship, they capsize their own boats, pretending to be in distress at sea because they assume the ship is equipped to pick up refugees. Is it only after they realize the crew atop the fishing boat is physically unable to provide help that the situation escalates and the Africans start screaming for their life as they drown.
The sailor repeatedly shouts "calma" (stay calm) in Italian in the hope that the immigrants heading for Italy prepared with some basic Italian and understand him. The crew were reluctant to help since letting them on board would have been a serious security risk as it would have them outnumbered 10 to 1. There is also the risk of piracy with hijackers posing as refugees as camouflage. They also appear to only have two lifeboats, so throwing one down just so the migrants would sink it would have made no sense for the crew.
The only way to help would be individuals of the crew rappelling down to to the sea line, which would most likely result in their own death as the immigrants would drag them down.
The EU politicians and all the Leftists supporting the human traffickers and mass invasion of African males by sea are directly responsible for every single death by drowning. If the EU were to pursue a "NO WAY" policy that denies citizenship to anybody illegally approaching the country b boat, such as Australia has done, Europe could successfully reduce the total amount of illegal immigrants coming by sea to zero.
Original video:
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Published on Nov 21, 2016

3:00

Eritrean Refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

Eritrean Refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

Eritrean Refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

Same path that many have perished, yet still cheerful in hope of of better future.

9:43

Refugees in the Mediterranean

Refugees in the Mediterranean

Refugees in the Mediterranean

Refugees in the Mediterranean, interview with UNHCR Spokesman William Spindler, France24, 7 April 2015Information for media:
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3:46

Mediterranean: 400 Refugees and Migrants Feared Dead

Mediterranean: 400 Refugees and Migrants Feared Dead

Mediterranean: 400 Refugees and Migrants Feared Dead

UNHCR's William Spindler spoke to Al Jazeera today about the 400 refugees and migrants feared dead after their boat capsizes in the Mediterranean.
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Surviving One of the Deadliest Routes to Europe: Refugees at Sea

Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa in rubber dinghies and wooden boats.
In the wake of the decommissioning of Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation run by Italy, the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), launched their own vessel, named the BourbonArgos, to find those stranded at sea and save those in trouble on one of the deadliest routes to Europe.
On board the vessel, refugees and migrants are provided with medical aid, food, and shelter, then brought safely to Italian shores. Having survived life in Libya, ruthless treatment by smugglers, and horrific conditions aboard flimsy boats, once aboard the Bourbon Ar...

published: 11 Mar 2016

Refugee boat sinkings rise in Mediterranean Sea

More than 300 refugees have been rescued from a boat which has capsized off Crete. There has been a sharp rise in the number of people who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe in the last week. Al Jazeera'sRob Matheson reports.
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The Refugee Journey Across the Mediterranean

Four months since the Dignity I searchand rescue ship sailed from Barcelona to Sicily and then into a search and rescue zone 30 miles of the Libyan coast, the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team onboard have saved more than 5,000 people from dying in the Mediterranean Sea.
Every week, more people set off on this dangerous sea journey from Africa to Europe. All together the three MSF vessels—the Dignity I, the BourbonArgos and MY Phoenix—which have been operating since as early as May, have assisted more than 17,000 people.
Yet these numbers don’t explain what can push a person to make such a journey. The MSF team on board of Dignity I has been collecting stories and testimonies of those rescued in an attempt to see what lies beyond the numbers.
This is what...

published: 14 Oct 2015

Thousands of Refugees Rescued in the Mediterranean

Almost 6,000 desperate people rescued in the last two days trying to flee from Africa.
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published: 09 Jun 2015

Refugee crisis in the Mediterranean: the rescue ship saving lives at sea

The Migrants OffshoreAid Station (MOAS) is a privately funded search-and-rescue vessel, was founded in 2013 and is made up of international humanitarian workers, security professionals, medical staff and maritime officers.
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More Than 700 Refugees Died at Sea Tryinig to Get to Eurpe in the Past Week

Over 700 people are believed to have died attempting to journey to Europe by sea in just the past week, the UN Refugee Agency said on Sunday. A steady flow of refugees has been making the perilous voyage across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya into Italy. From the Associated Press: The largest number of missing and presumed dead was aboard a wooden fishing boat being towed by another smugglers’ boat from the Libyan port of Sabratha that sank Thursday.
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published: 29 May 2016

Italy Is Paying Libya To Intercept Migrants On The Mediterranean (HBO)

In the first six months of 2017, the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy dropped by around half. This drastic fall in numbers was likely a result of the $236 million deal signed in February, in which Italy funds and trains the Libyan coastguards to divert migrants right back to Libya.
While the Italian government sees this as reason for celebration, the brunt of the migration crisis is now firmly on Libya. This is a problem given that the UN-backed Libyan Government of NationalAccord doesn't have the means to effectively handle migrant trafficking and relies on the country's 1,700 militias to do the job for them. By outsourcing this work to armed groups who themselves are implicated in smuggling, a bloody power struggle has erupted.
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published: 26 Oct 2017

Europe's Refugee Crisis Explained

An explanation of the EuropeanMigrationCrisis. More than a million refugees have fled Syria and other war-torn countries to migrate to the European Union in search of a peaceful, better life.
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SouthernTunisia is the final resting place for some of the more than 3,000 people who drowned in the Mediterranean sea last year.
Migrants and refugees died on people-smuggling boats as they tried to start a new life in Europe.
Chamseddine Marzoug, a Tunisian Red Crescent volunteer, is giving some the dignity in death he says they were never afforded in life.
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This amateur footage, taken by a Tunisian crewman of a fishing ship, shows the disastrous consequences of the EU's open border policy that permits and encourages the continued scam of illegal African immigrants that deliberately sink their own boats near coast guard vessels to receive a shuttle service to Europe under the disguise of so-called "Syrian refugees". As the African males approach the ship, they capsize their own boats, pretending to be in distress at sea because they assume the ship is equipped to pick up refugees. Is it only after they realize the crew atop the fishing boat is physically unable to provide help that the situation escalates and the Africans start screaming for their life as they drown.
The sailor repeatedly shouts "calma" (stay calm) in Italian in the hope that...

published: 24 Nov 2016

Eritrean Refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

Same path that many have perished, yet still cheerful in hope of of better future.

published: 08 Oct 2013

Refugees in the Mediterranean

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Mediterranean: 400 Refugees and Migrants Feared Dead

UNHCR's William Spindler spoke to Al Jazeera today about the 400 refugees and migrants feared dead after their boat capsizes in the Mediterranean.
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Surviving One of the Deadliest Routes to Europe: Refugees at Sea

Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterran...

Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa in rubber dinghies and wooden boats.
In the wake of the decommissioning of Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation run by Italy, the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), launched their own vessel, named the BourbonArgos, to find those stranded at sea and save those in trouble on one of the deadliest routes to Europe.
On board the vessel, refugees and migrants are provided with medical aid, food, and shelter, then brought safely to Italian shores. Having survived life in Libya, ruthless treatment by smugglers, and horrific conditions aboard flimsy boats, once aboard the Bourbon Argos they face yet more uncertainty as they approach Europe.
VICENews teamed up with MSF to document these search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean and speak to rescued refugees and migrants, hearing about the suffering they have endured in their attempts to reach a new life.
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Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa in rubber dinghies and wooden boats.
In the wake of the decommissioning of Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation run by Italy, the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), launched their own vessel, named the BourbonArgos, to find those stranded at sea and save those in trouble on one of the deadliest routes to Europe.
On board the vessel, refugees and migrants are provided with medical aid, food, and shelter, then brought safely to Italian shores. Having survived life in Libya, ruthless treatment by smugglers, and horrific conditions aboard flimsy boats, once aboard the Bourbon Argos they face yet more uncertainty as they approach Europe.
VICENews teamed up with MSF to document these search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean and speak to rescued refugees and migrants, hearing about the suffering they have endured in their attempts to reach a new life.
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Refugee boat sinkings rise in Mediterranean Sea

More than 300 refugees have been rescued from a boat which has capsized off Crete. There has been a sharp rise in the number of people who have died trying to c...

More than 300 refugees have been rescued from a boat which has capsized off Crete. There has been a sharp rise in the number of people who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe in the last week. Al Jazeera'sRob Matheson reports.
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More than 300 refugees have been rescued from a boat which has capsized off Crete. There has been a sharp rise in the number of people who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe in the last week. Al Jazeera'sRob Matheson reports.
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The Refugee Journey Across the Mediterranean

Four months since the Dignity I searchand rescue ship sailed from Barcelona to Sicily and then into a search and rescue zone 30 miles of the Libyan coast, the ...

Four months since the Dignity I searchand rescue ship sailed from Barcelona to Sicily and then into a search and rescue zone 30 miles of the Libyan coast, the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team onboard have saved more than 5,000 people from dying in the Mediterranean Sea.
Every week, more people set off on this dangerous sea journey from Africa to Europe. All together the three MSF vessels—the Dignity I, the BourbonArgos and MY Phoenix—which have been operating since as early as May, have assisted more than 17,000 people.
Yet these numbers don’t explain what can push a person to make such a journey. The MSF team on board of Dignity I has been collecting stories and testimonies of those rescued in an attempt to see what lies beyond the numbers.
This is what Laura Pasquero, an MSF humanitarian officer who has interviewed more than 100 people so far, says:
“Through the people we talk to, we rescue the stories of their friends and family members who often don’t make it, for they die in the desert, or at sea, or in one of Libya’s prisons. When we talk to people about the boat trip on the sea to Europe, two things come out constantly from all the stories: that the boat trip was their only option to save their life, and that on the boat they were almost sure they were going to die. It looks like a contradiction. But it’s their reality.”
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Four months since the Dignity I searchand rescue ship sailed from Barcelona to Sicily and then into a search and rescue zone 30 miles of the Libyan coast, the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team onboard have saved more than 5,000 people from dying in the Mediterranean Sea.
Every week, more people set off on this dangerous sea journey from Africa to Europe. All together the three MSF vessels—the Dignity I, the BourbonArgos and MY Phoenix—which have been operating since as early as May, have assisted more than 17,000 people.
Yet these numbers don’t explain what can push a person to make such a journey. The MSF team on board of Dignity I has been collecting stories and testimonies of those rescued in an attempt to see what lies beyond the numbers.
This is what Laura Pasquero, an MSF humanitarian officer who has interviewed more than 100 people so far, says:
“Through the people we talk to, we rescue the stories of their friends and family members who often don’t make it, for they die in the desert, or at sea, or in one of Libya’s prisons. When we talk to people about the boat trip on the sea to Europe, two things come out constantly from all the stories: that the boat trip was their only option to save their life, and that on the boat they were almost sure they were going to die. It looks like a contradiction. But it’s their reality.”
Read more about MSF's work with refugees in the Mediterranean: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/our-work/humanitarian-issues/refugees-and-idps

Thousands of Refugees Rescued in the Mediterranean

Almost 6,000 desperate people rescued in the last two days trying to flee from Africa.
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More Than 700 Refugees Died at Sea Tryinig to Get to Eurpe in the Past Week

Over 700 people are believed to have died attempting to journey to Europe by sea in just the past week, the UN Refugee Agency said on Sunday. A steady flow of r...

Over 700 people are believed to have died attempting to journey to Europe by sea in just the past week, the UN Refugee Agency said on Sunday. A steady flow of refugees has been making the perilous voyage across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya into Italy. From the Associated Press: The largest number of missing and presumed dead was aboard a wooden fishing boat being towed by another smugglers’ boat from the Libyan port of Sabratha that sank Thursday.
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Over 700 people are believed to have died attempting to journey to Europe by sea in just the past week, the UN Refugee Agency said on Sunday. A steady flow of refugees has been making the perilous voyage across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya into Italy. From the Associated Press: The largest number of missing and presumed dead was aboard a wooden fishing boat being towed by another smugglers’ boat from the Libyan port of Sabratha that sank Thursday.
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Italy Is Paying Libya To Intercept Migrants On The Mediterranean (HBO)

In the first six months of 2017, the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy dropped by around half. This drastic fall in numbers was ...

In the first six months of 2017, the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy dropped by around half. This drastic fall in numbers was likely a result of the $236 million deal signed in February, in which Italy funds and trains the Libyan coastguards to divert migrants right back to Libya.
While the Italian government sees this as reason for celebration, the brunt of the migration crisis is now firmly on Libya. This is a problem given that the UN-backed Libyan Government of NationalAccord doesn't have the means to effectively handle migrant trafficking and relies on the country's 1,700 militias to do the job for them. By outsourcing this work to armed groups who themselves are implicated in smuggling, a bloody power struggle has erupted.
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In the first six months of 2017, the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy dropped by around half. This drastic fall in numbers was likely a result of the $236 million deal signed in February, in which Italy funds and trains the Libyan coastguards to divert migrants right back to Libya.
While the Italian government sees this as reason for celebration, the brunt of the migration crisis is now firmly on Libya. This is a problem given that the UN-backed Libyan Government of NationalAccord doesn't have the means to effectively handle migrant trafficking and relies on the country's 1,700 militias to do the job for them. By outsourcing this work to armed groups who themselves are implicated in smuggling, a bloody power struggle has erupted.
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An explanation of the EuropeanMigrationCrisis. More than a million refugees have fled Syria and other war-torn countries to migrate to the European Union in search of a peaceful, better life.
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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/09/04/world/europe/europe-refugee-distribution.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/05/world/middleeast/exodus-of-syrians-highlights-political-failure-of-the-west.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/09/03/why-europes-migrant-crisis-surging-now/71631834/
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SouthernTunisia is the final resting place for some of the more than 3,000 people who drowned in the Mediterranean sea last year.
Migrants and refugees died on people-smuggling boats as they tried to start a new life in Europe.
Chamseddine Marzoug, a Tunisian Red Crescent volunteer, is giving some the dignity in death he says they were never afforded in life.
Al Jazeera'sMohammed Jamjoom reports from Zarzis, Tunisia.
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SouthernTunisia is the final resting place for some of the more than 3,000 people who drowned in the Mediterranean sea last year.
Migrants and refugees died on people-smuggling boats as they tried to start a new life in Europe.
Chamseddine Marzoug, a Tunisian Red Crescent volunteer, is giving some the dignity in death he says they were never afforded in life.
Al Jazeera'sMohammed Jamjoom reports from Zarzis, Tunisia.
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This amateur footage, taken by a Tunisian crewman of a fishing ship, shows the disastrous consequences of the EU's open border policy that permits and encourage...

This amateur footage, taken by a Tunisian crewman of a fishing ship, shows the disastrous consequences of the EU's open border policy that permits and encourages the continued scam of illegal African immigrants that deliberately sink their own boats near coast guard vessels to receive a shuttle service to Europe under the disguise of so-called "Syrian refugees". As the African males approach the ship, they capsize their own boats, pretending to be in distress at sea because they assume the ship is equipped to pick up refugees. Is it only after they realize the crew atop the fishing boat is physically unable to provide help that the situation escalates and the Africans start screaming for their life as they drown.
The sailor repeatedly shouts "calma" (stay calm) in Italian in the hope that the immigrants heading for Italy prepared with some basic Italian and understand him. The crew were reluctant to help since letting them on board would have been a serious security risk as it would have them outnumbered 10 to 1. There is also the risk of piracy with hijackers posing as refugees as camouflage. They also appear to only have two lifeboats, so throwing one down just so the migrants would sink it would have made no sense for the crew.
The only way to help would be individuals of the crew rappelling down to to the sea line, which would most likely result in their own death as the immigrants would drag them down.
The EU politicians and all the Leftists supporting the human traffickers and mass invasion of African males by sea are directly responsible for every single death by drowning. If the EU were to pursue a "NO WAY" policy that denies citizenship to anybody illegally approaching the country b boat, such as Australia has done, Europe could successfully reduce the total amount of illegal immigrants coming by sea to zero.
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Published on Nov 21, 2016

This amateur footage, taken by a Tunisian crewman of a fishing ship, shows the disastrous consequences of the EU's open border policy that permits and encourages the continued scam of illegal African immigrants that deliberately sink their own boats near coast guard vessels to receive a shuttle service to Europe under the disguise of so-called "Syrian refugees". As the African males approach the ship, they capsize their own boats, pretending to be in distress at sea because they assume the ship is equipped to pick up refugees. Is it only after they realize the crew atop the fishing boat is physically unable to provide help that the situation escalates and the Africans start screaming for their life as they drown.
The sailor repeatedly shouts "calma" (stay calm) in Italian in the hope that the immigrants heading for Italy prepared with some basic Italian and understand him. The crew were reluctant to help since letting them on board would have been a serious security risk as it would have them outnumbered 10 to 1. There is also the risk of piracy with hijackers posing as refugees as camouflage. They also appear to only have two lifeboats, so throwing one down just so the migrants would sink it would have made no sense for the crew.
The only way to help would be individuals of the crew rappelling down to to the sea line, which would most likely result in their own death as the immigrants would drag them down.
The EU politicians and all the Leftists supporting the human traffickers and mass invasion of African males by sea are directly responsible for every single death by drowning. If the EU were to pursue a "NO WAY" policy that denies citizenship to anybody illegally approaching the country b boat, such as Australia has done, Europe could successfully reduce the total amount of illegal immigrants coming by sea to zero.
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Published on Nov 21, 2016

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UNHCR's William Spindler spoke to Al Jazeera today about the 400 refugees and migrants feared dead after their boat capsizes in the Mediterranean.
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Surviving One of the Deadliest Routes to Europe: Refugees at Sea

Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa in rubber dinghies and wooden boats.
In the wake of the decommissioning of Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation run by Italy, the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), launched their own vessel, named the BourbonArgos, to find those stranded at sea and save those in trouble on one of the deadliest routes to Europe.
On board the vessel, refugees and migrants are provided with medical aid, food, and shelter, then brought safely to Italian shores. Having survived life in Libya, ruthless treatment by smugglers, and horrific conditions aboard flimsy boats, once aboard the Bourbon Ar...

published: 11 Mar 2016

Europe's Migration Tragedy: Life and death in the Mediterranean

In this harrowing film Sky’s Mark Stone witnesses the extraordinary rescue of hundreds of migrants off Libya's coast. Shows scenes of migrant rescues and dead bodies.
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Refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean & other topics - Daily Briefing (28 November 2017)

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NGOs criticized for sea rescues saving refugees | DW Documentary

In 2017, 95,000 refugees were rescued from the Mediterranean by humanitarian organizations. As a result, some NGOs have come under fire.
The NGOs have been accused of colluding with people smugglers and providing a refugee ferry service - a charge they deny. Meanwhile the EU is paying the Libyan coastguard to intercept the refugee boats and bring back their occupants to northern Africa.
Italy is straining to cope with the ongoing influx of refugees. Although 2017 saw fewer people attempting the perilous sea journey from northern Africa to the likes of Calabria, Apulia, Sicily and Lampedusa, the stream of people heading across the sea looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. At the same time, the Italian government claims that NGOs sometimes collaborate with people smugglers and ...

published: 30 Jan 2018

Inside Story - What's the EU's vision to address the migrant crisis?

EU foreign ministers are seeking a joint global strategy on refugees and migration as thousands continue to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
The ministers met in Brussels on Monday looking to build on existing cooperation with each other and the UN.
More than 100,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe this year, many of them were smuggled from Libya.
The European Union is introducing export restrictions on inflatable boats and outboard motors being sold in Libya to try and stem the flow.
Italian leaders say they bear the brunt of the refugee burden and not enough is being done to help them.
EU interior ministers agreed last month to step up deportations of failed asylum-seekers and help beef up the Libyan coastguard.
The Italian gove...

published: 18 Jul 2017

Escape from Syria: Rania's odyssey

RaniaMustafa Ali, 20, filmed her journey from the ruins of Kobane in Syria to Austria. Her footage shows what many refugees face on their perilous journey to Europe. Rania is cheated by smugglers, teargassed and beaten at the Macedonian border. She risks drowning in the Mediterranean, travelling in a boat meant to hold 15 people but stuffed with 52. Those with disabilities are carried across raging rivers and muddy fields in their wheelchairs. The documentary is produced and directed by Anders Hammer
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Talk to Al Jazeera in the field - African migrants: What really drives them to Europe?

Thousands of Africans put their lives at risk as they go on a boat journey in search of what they think would be a better and easier living. It is a journey that begins with hope, but often ends in despair.
Most of them depart from Libya late at night, travelling across the Mediterranean Sea in broad streams with Italy as their central destination.
Last year, more than 170,000 migrants arrived there, representing the largest influx of people into one country in European Union history.
Most of the migrants are Eritrean and Syrian but numerous Africans from sub-Saharan regions also use this route.
This year almost 2,000 people have died trying to make this crossing. And the Libyan coast guard intercepts many of the boats transporting illegal immigrants from across Africa to Italy.
We t...

published: 06 Jun 2015

Storming Spain's Razor-Wire Fence: Europe Or Die (Episode 1/4)

Since 2000, more than 27,000 migrants and refugees have died attempting the perilous journey to Europe. With an unprecedented number of people breaking through its heavily barricaded borders in 2014, the EU continues to fortify its frontiers.
VICENews presents Europe or Die, a new four-part series that documents the efforts of those risking their lives to reach Europe, and the forces tasked to keep them out.
In episode one of our series, VICE News correspondentMilène Larsson travels to the border between Morocco and Spain, where West Africans in their thousands storm the razor-wire-clad fences. Many are beaten back by border police or illegally returned.
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Detained by Militias: Libya's Migrant Trade (Part 1)

In a desperate bid to seek a better life in Europe, thousands of refugees and migrants leave the shores of Libya and cross the perilous Mediterranean Sea every month. Over 2,000 people have died making the journey in 2015 alone.
The routes to and journey through Libya are also dangerous, however, and since the fall of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, the country has struggled to achieve and maintain stability. Porous desert borders, rival fighters, and weak governance have left much of Libya in complete chaos.
With militias controlling large swathes of land, their attentions have turned to the people that cross their territories. The fighters assert they are bringing order to the country as they detain the refugees, yet these people’s lives have become valuable commodities to the militias as th...

Saved at Sea : Rescuing Migrants in the Mediterranean - the fifth estate

In recent months, tens of thousands of desperate souls have been saved from certain death in the frigid waters of the Mediterranean. Recently, the crew of the Red CrossMOAS Responder agreed to let The Fifth Estate come onboard to join in one of their rescue missions. As our cameras rolled, on a single day, hundreds of migrants were plucked from listing wooden boats and rubber dinghies. The CBC's Nahlah Ayed chronicles the huge international effort to save migrants who seek a better life in Europe but often risk death getting there.
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Surviving One of the Deadliest Routes to Europe: Refugees at Sea

Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterran...

Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa in rubber dinghies and wooden boats.
In the wake of the decommissioning of Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation run by Italy, the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), launched their own vessel, named the BourbonArgos, to find those stranded at sea and save those in trouble on one of the deadliest routes to Europe.
On board the vessel, refugees and migrants are provided with medical aid, food, and shelter, then brought safely to Italian shores. Having survived life in Libya, ruthless treatment by smugglers, and horrific conditions aboard flimsy boats, once aboard the Bourbon Argos they face yet more uncertainty as they approach Europe.
VICENews teamed up with MSF to document these search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean and speak to rescued refugees and migrants, hearing about the suffering they have endured in their attempts to reach a new life.
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Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa in rubber dinghies and wooden boats.
In the wake of the decommissioning of Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation run by Italy, the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), launched their own vessel, named the BourbonArgos, to find those stranded at sea and save those in trouble on one of the deadliest routes to Europe.
On board the vessel, refugees and migrants are provided with medical aid, food, and shelter, then brought safely to Italian shores. Having survived life in Libya, ruthless treatment by smugglers, and horrific conditions aboard flimsy boats, once aboard the Bourbon Argos they face yet more uncertainty as they approach Europe.
VICENews teamed up with MSF to document these search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean and speak to rescued refugees and migrants, hearing about the suffering they have endured in their attempts to reach a new life.
Watch "My Escape From Syria: Europe or Die" - http://bit.ly/1LiVIJk
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Europe's Migration Tragedy: Life and death in the Mediterranean

In this harrowing film Sky’s Mark Stone witnesses the extraordinary rescue of hundreds of migrants off Libya's coast. Shows scenes of migrant rescues and dead b...

In this harrowing film Sky’s Mark Stone witnesses the extraordinary rescue of hundreds of migrants off Libya's coast. Shows scenes of migrant rescues and dead bodies.
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Refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean & other topics - Daily Briefing (28 November 2017)

NGOs criticized for sea rescues saving refugees | DW Documentary

In 2017, 95,000 refugees were rescued from the Mediterranean by humanitarian organizations. As a result, some NGOs have come under fire.
The NGOs have been acc...

In 2017, 95,000 refugees were rescued from the Mediterranean by humanitarian organizations. As a result, some NGOs have come under fire.
The NGOs have been accused of colluding with people smugglers and providing a refugee ferry service - a charge they deny. Meanwhile the EU is paying the Libyan coastguard to intercept the refugee boats and bring back their occupants to northern Africa.
Italy is straining to cope with the ongoing influx of refugees. Although 2017 saw fewer people attempting the perilous sea journey from northern Africa to the likes of Calabria, Apulia, Sicily and Lampedusa, the stream of people heading across the sea looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. At the same time, the Italian government claims that NGOs sometimes collaborate with people smugglers and have effectively set up a ferry service that no longer meets the definition of search and rescue operations. How much substance is there to the accusations? The NGOs reject the claims, with most of them refusing to sign a code of conduct that would commit them to strict - and in their eyes untenable - rules for rescuing refugees. While such a move would likely minimize the volume of refugees, it would inevitably lead to more people drowning. The new stipulations would also benefit the Libyan coastguard, which receives money from the EU to intercept the refugee boats and bring back their occupants back to northern Africa.
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In 2017, 95,000 refugees were rescued from the Mediterranean by humanitarian organizations. As a result, some NGOs have come under fire.
The NGOs have been accused of colluding with people smugglers and providing a refugee ferry service - a charge they deny. Meanwhile the EU is paying the Libyan coastguard to intercept the refugee boats and bring back their occupants to northern Africa.
Italy is straining to cope with the ongoing influx of refugees. Although 2017 saw fewer people attempting the perilous sea journey from northern Africa to the likes of Calabria, Apulia, Sicily and Lampedusa, the stream of people heading across the sea looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. At the same time, the Italian government claims that NGOs sometimes collaborate with people smugglers and have effectively set up a ferry service that no longer meets the definition of search and rescue operations. How much substance is there to the accusations? The NGOs reject the claims, with most of them refusing to sign a code of conduct that would commit them to strict - and in their eyes untenable - rules for rescuing refugees. While such a move would likely minimize the volume of refugees, it would inevitably lead to more people drowning. The new stipulations would also benefit the Libyan coastguard, which receives money from the EU to intercept the refugee boats and bring back their occupants back to northern Africa.
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Inside Story - What's the EU's vision to address the migrant crisis?

EU foreign ministers are seeking a joint global strategy on refugees and migration as thousands continue to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean S...

EU foreign ministers are seeking a joint global strategy on refugees and migration as thousands continue to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
The ministers met in Brussels on Monday looking to build on existing cooperation with each other and the UN.
More than 100,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe this year, many of them were smuggled from Libya.
The European Union is introducing export restrictions on inflatable boats and outboard motors being sold in Libya to try and stem the flow.
Italian leaders say they bear the brunt of the refugee burden and not enough is being done to help them.
EU interior ministers agreed last month to step up deportations of failed asylum-seekers and help beef up the Libyan coastguard.
The Italian government is warning of unprecedented measures if other European countries fail to share its overwhelming burden. Are the threats serious?
Presenter: Sohail Rahman
Guests: Elizabeth, Collett, Migration Policy Institute Europe.
Joel Millman, International Organisation for Migration.
Mattia Toaldo, European Council on Foreign Relations.
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EU foreign ministers are seeking a joint global strategy on refugees and migration as thousands continue to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
The ministers met in Brussels on Monday looking to build on existing cooperation with each other and the UN.
More than 100,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe this year, many of them were smuggled from Libya.
The European Union is introducing export restrictions on inflatable boats and outboard motors being sold in Libya to try and stem the flow.
Italian leaders say they bear the brunt of the refugee burden and not enough is being done to help them.
EU interior ministers agreed last month to step up deportations of failed asylum-seekers and help beef up the Libyan coastguard.
The Italian government is warning of unprecedented measures if other European countries fail to share its overwhelming burden. Are the threats serious?
Presenter: Sohail Rahman
Guests: Elizabeth, Collett, Migration Policy Institute Europe.
Joel Millman, International Organisation for Migration.
Mattia Toaldo, European Council on Foreign Relations.
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Talk to Al Jazeera in the field - African migrants: What really drives them to Europe?

Thousands of Africans put their lives at risk as they go on a boat journey in search of what they think would be a better and easier living. It is a journey tha...

Thousands of Africans put their lives at risk as they go on a boat journey in search of what they think would be a better and easier living. It is a journey that begins with hope, but often ends in despair.
Most of them depart from Libya late at night, travelling across the Mediterranean Sea in broad streams with Italy as their central destination.
Last year, more than 170,000 migrants arrived there, representing the largest influx of people into one country in European Union history.
Most of the migrants are Eritrean and Syrian but numerous Africans from sub-Saharan regions also use this route.
This year almost 2,000 people have died trying to make this crossing. And the Libyan coast guard intercepts many of the boats transporting illegal immigrants from across Africa to Italy.
We travelled off the coast of Libya to meet African migrants risking everything for a future in Europe.
Who are they? Where do they come from? And what do they expect to find on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea?
Al Jazeera'sHoda Abdel-Hamid meets three young Africans who are in a Libyan detention centre: Patrick Jabbi, 27, from Congo; Baba Lami, 19, from Gambia; and Alima Bakhari, 23, from Nigeria, who was one of the few women on the boat that was boarded by the Libyan coast guard.
We find out more as Patrick, Baba and Alima talk to Al Jazeera in the field.

Thousands of Africans put their lives at risk as they go on a boat journey in search of what they think would be a better and easier living. It is a journey that begins with hope, but often ends in despair.
Most of them depart from Libya late at night, travelling across the Mediterranean Sea in broad streams with Italy as their central destination.
Last year, more than 170,000 migrants arrived there, representing the largest influx of people into one country in European Union history.
Most of the migrants are Eritrean and Syrian but numerous Africans from sub-Saharan regions also use this route.
This year almost 2,000 people have died trying to make this crossing. And the Libyan coast guard intercepts many of the boats transporting illegal immigrants from across Africa to Italy.
We travelled off the coast of Libya to meet African migrants risking everything for a future in Europe.
Who are they? Where do they come from? And what do they expect to find on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea?
Al Jazeera'sHoda Abdel-Hamid meets three young Africans who are in a Libyan detention centre: Patrick Jabbi, 27, from Congo; Baba Lami, 19, from Gambia; and Alima Bakhari, 23, from Nigeria, who was one of the few women on the boat that was boarded by the Libyan coast guard.
We find out more as Patrick, Baba and Alima talk to Al Jazeera in the field.

Storming Spain's Razor-Wire Fence: Europe Or Die (Episode 1/4)

Since 2000, more than 27,000 migrants and refugees have died attempting the perilous journey to Europe. With an unprecedented number of people breaking through ...

Since 2000, more than 27,000 migrants and refugees have died attempting the perilous journey to Europe. With an unprecedented number of people breaking through its heavily barricaded borders in 2014, the EU continues to fortify its frontiers.
VICENews presents Europe or Die, a new four-part series that documents the efforts of those risking their lives to reach Europe, and the forces tasked to keep them out.
In episode one of our series, VICE News correspondentMilène Larsson travels to the border between Morocco and Spain, where West Africans in their thousands storm the razor-wire-clad fences. Many are beaten back by border police or illegally returned.
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Read "GuardsBreakBarricades and Jail Dozens as RefugeesContinueMassHunger StrikeAgainstAustralia” - http://bit.ly/1Jq1f1b
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Since 2000, more than 27,000 migrants and refugees have died attempting the perilous journey to Europe. With an unprecedented number of people breaking through its heavily barricaded borders in 2014, the EU continues to fortify its frontiers.
VICENews presents Europe or Die, a new four-part series that documents the efforts of those risking their lives to reach Europe, and the forces tasked to keep them out.
In episode one of our series, VICE News correspondentMilène Larsson travels to the border between Morocco and Spain, where West Africans in their thousands storm the razor-wire-clad fences. Many are beaten back by border police or illegally returned.
Watch "The HumanCost of War in the Central African Republic" - http://bit.ly/15xC4L2
Read "GuardsBreakBarricades and Jail Dozens as RefugeesContinueMassHunger StrikeAgainstAustralia” - http://bit.ly/1Jq1f1b
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Detained by Militias: Libya's Migrant Trade (Part 1)

In a desperate bid to seek a better life in Europe, thousands of refugees and migrants leave the shores of Libya and cross the perilous Mediterranean Sea every ...

In a desperate bid to seek a better life in Europe, thousands of refugees and migrants leave the shores of Libya and cross the perilous Mediterranean Sea every month. Over 2,000 people have died making the journey in 2015 alone.
The routes to and journey through Libya are also dangerous, however, and since the fall of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, the country has struggled to achieve and maintain stability. Porous desert borders, rival fighters, and weak governance have left much of Libya in complete chaos.
With militias controlling large swathes of land, their attentions have turned to the people that cross their territories. The fighters assert they are bringing order to the country as they detain the refugees, yet these people’s lives have become valuable commodities to the militias as they try to solidify their positions in the country.
VICENews secured exclusive access to a camp outside Tripoli, run by a militia that has seized hundreds of migrants. Food is scarce, dehydration and disease is rife, and control comes in the form of whips and warning shots. The militia claims to have the migrants’ interests at heart, but what emerges is a very different story.
In part one of a two-part series, VICE News examines how Libya is struggling with the Mediterranean migrant crisis, where state-run detention centers are overcrowded and violent, and how government immigration controls are outsourced to militias, where they detain migrants en masse.
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In a desperate bid to seek a better life in Europe, thousands of refugees and migrants leave the shores of Libya and cross the perilous Mediterranean Sea every month. Over 2,000 people have died making the journey in 2015 alone.
The routes to and journey through Libya are also dangerous, however, and since the fall of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, the country has struggled to achieve and maintain stability. Porous desert borders, rival fighters, and weak governance have left much of Libya in complete chaos.
With militias controlling large swathes of land, their attentions have turned to the people that cross their territories. The fighters assert they are bringing order to the country as they detain the refugees, yet these people’s lives have become valuable commodities to the militias as they try to solidify their positions in the country.
VICENews secured exclusive access to a camp outside Tripoli, run by a militia that has seized hundreds of migrants. Food is scarce, dehydration and disease is rife, and control comes in the form of whips and warning shots. The militia claims to have the migrants’ interests at heart, but what emerges is a very different story.
In part one of a two-part series, VICE News examines how Libya is struggling with the Mediterranean migrant crisis, where state-run detention centers are overcrowded and violent, and how government immigration controls are outsourced to militias, where they detain migrants en masse.
Watch "Seeking Refuge in Europe: BreakingBorders (Dispatch 1)" - http://bit.ly/1Qt8Ejr
Read "Germany Enacts Border Controls After Overwhelming Influx of Migrants and Refugees" - http://bit.ly/1Qcf7hY
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Saved at Sea : Rescuing Migrants in the Mediterranean - the fifth estate

In recent months, tens of thousands of desperate souls have been saved from certain death in the frigid waters of the Mediterranean. Recently, the crew of the R...

In recent months, tens of thousands of desperate souls have been saved from certain death in the frigid waters of the Mediterranean. Recently, the crew of the Red CrossMOAS Responder agreed to let The Fifth Estate come onboard to join in one of their rescue missions. As our cameras rolled, on a single day, hundreds of migrants were plucked from listing wooden boats and rubber dinghies. The CBC's Nahlah Ayed chronicles the huge international effort to save migrants who seek a better life in Europe but often risk death getting there.
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In recent months, tens of thousands of desperate souls have been saved from certain death in the frigid waters of the Mediterranean. Recently, the crew of the Red CrossMOAS Responder agreed to let The Fifth Estate come onboard to join in one of their rescue missions. As our cameras rolled, on a single day, hundreds of migrants were plucked from listing wooden boats and rubber dinghies. The CBC's Nahlah Ayed chronicles the huge international effort to save migrants who seek a better life in Europe but often risk death getting there.
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About the fifth estate : For four decades the fifth estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program. Hosts Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay and Mark Kelley continue a tradition of provocative and fearless journalism. the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.

Surviving One of the Deadliest Routes to Europe: Refugees at Sea

Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa in rubber dinghies and wooden boats.
In the wake of the decommissioning of Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation run by Italy, the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), launched their own vessel, named the BourbonArgos, to find those stranded at sea and save those in trouble on one of the deadliest routes to Europe.
On board the vessel, refugees and migrants are provided with medical aid, food, and shelter, then brought safely to Italian shores. Having survived life in Libya, ruthless treatment by smugglers, and horrific conditions aboard flimsy boats, once aboard the Bourbon Argos they face yet more uncertainty as they approach Europe.
VICENews teamed up with MSF to document these search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean and speak to rescued refugees and migrants, hearing about the suffering they have endured in their attempts to reach a new life.
Watch "My Escape From Syria: Europe or Die" - http://bit.ly/1LiVIJk
Read "Wet, Sick, and Stuck: Thousands of Children Are Facing Deteriorating Conditions on Europe's Borders" - http://bit.ly/1pzpdCu
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Refugee boat sinkings rise in Mediterranean Sea

More than 300 refugees have been rescued from a boat which has capsized off Crete. There h...

Refugee boat sinkings rise in Mediterranean Sea

More than 300 refugees have been rescued from a boat which has capsized off Crete. There has been a sharp rise in the number of people who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean into Europe in the last week. Al Jazeera'sRob Matheson reports.
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Another migrant ship overturns in Mediterranean Sea

Survivors of a Mediterranean shipwreck on Wednesday say about 100 migrants are still missi...

The Refugee Journey Across the Mediterranean

Four months since the Dignity I searchand rescue ship sailed from Barcelona to Sicily and then into a search and rescue zone 30 miles of the Libyan coast, the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team onboard have saved more than 5,000 people from dying in the Mediterranean Sea.
Every week, more people set off on this dangerous sea journey from Africa to Europe. All together the three MSF vessels—the Dignity I, the BourbonArgos and MY Phoenix—which have been operating since as early as May, have assisted more than 17,000 people.
Yet these numbers don’t explain what can push a person to make such a journey. The MSF team on board of Dignity I has been collecting stories and testimonies of those rescued in an attempt to see what lies beyond the numbers.
This is what Laura Pasquero, an MSF humanitarian officer who has interviewed more than 100 people so far, says:
“Through the people we talk to, we rescue the stories of their friends and family members who often don’t make it, for they die in the desert, or at sea, or in one of Libya’s prisons. When we talk to people about the boat trip on the sea to Europe, two things come out constantly from all the stories: that the boat trip was their only option to save their life, and that on the boat they were almost sure they were going to die. It looks like a contradiction. But it’s their reality.”
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Thousands of Refugees Rescued in the Mediterranean

Almost 6,000 desperate people rescued in the last two days trying to flee from Africa.
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Thousands of Refugees Rescued in the Mediterranean

Almost 6,000 desperate people rescued in the last two days trying to flee from Africa.
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Refugee crisis in the Mediterranean: the rescue ship saving lives at sea

The Migrants Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) is a privately funded search-and-rescue vessel, w...

More Than 700 Refugees Died at Sea Tryinig to Get to Eurpe in the Past Week

Over 700 people are believed to have died attempting to journey to Europe by sea in just the past week, the UN Refugee Agency said on Sunday. A steady flow of refugees has been making the perilous voyage across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya into Italy. From the Associated Press: The largest number of missing and presumed dead was aboard a wooden fishing boat being towed by another smugglers’ boat from the Libyan port of Sabratha that sank Thursday.
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Italy Is Paying Libya To Intercept Migrants On The Mediterranean (HBO)

In the first six months of 2017, the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Li...

Italy Is Paying Libya To Intercept Migrants On The Mediterranean (HBO)

In the first six months of 2017, the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy dropped by around half. This drastic fall in numbers was likely a result of the $236 million deal signed in February, in which Italy funds and trains the Libyan coastguards to divert migrants right back to Libya.
While the Italian government sees this as reason for celebration, the brunt of the migration crisis is now firmly on Libya. This is a problem given that the UN-backed Libyan Government of NationalAccord doesn't have the means to effectively handle migrant trafficking and relies on the country's 1,700 militias to do the job for them. By outsourcing this work to armed groups who themselves are implicated in smuggling, a bloody power struggle has erupted.
ViceNews Tonight was the first foreign media to reach Libya's migrant smuggling epicenter of Sabratha, and met the migrants caught up in the mayhem.
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Europe's Refugee Crisis Explained

An explanation of the European Migration Crisis. More than a million refugees have fled Sy...

Europe's Refugee Crisis Explained

An explanation of the EuropeanMigrationCrisis. More than a million refugees have fled Syria and other war-torn countries to migrate to the European Union in search of a peaceful, better life.
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SouthernTunisia is the final resting place for some of the more than 3,000 people who drowned in the Mediterranean sea last year.
Migrants and refugees died on people-smuggling boats as they tried to start a new life in Europe.
Chamseddine Marzoug, a Tunisian Red Crescent volunteer, is giving some the dignity in death he says they were never afforded in life.
Al Jazeera'sMohammed Jamjoom reports from Zarzis, Tunisia.
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This amateur footage, taken by a Tunisian crewman of a fishing ship, shows the disastrous consequences of the EU's open border policy that permits and encourages the continued scam of illegal African immigrants that deliberately sink their own boats near coast guard vessels to receive a shuttle service to Europe under the disguise of so-called "Syrian refugees". As the African males approach the ship, they capsize their own boats, pretending to be in distress at sea because they assume the ship is equipped to pick up refugees. Is it only after they realize the crew atop the fishing boat is physically unable to provide help that the situation escalates and the Africans start screaming for their life as they drown.
The sailor repeatedly shouts "calma" (stay calm) in Italian in the hope that the immigrants heading for Italy prepared with some basic Italian and understand him. The crew were reluctant to help since letting them on board would have been a serious security risk as it would have them outnumbered 10 to 1. There is also the risk of piracy with hijackers posing as refugees as camouflage. They also appear to only have two lifeboats, so throwing one down just so the migrants would sink it would have made no sense for the crew.
The only way to help would be individuals of the crew rappelling down to to the sea line, which would most likely result in their own death as the immigrants would drag them down.
The EU politicians and all the Leftists supporting the human traffickers and mass invasion of African males by sea are directly responsible for every single death by drowning. If the EU were to pursue a "NO WAY" policy that denies citizenship to anybody illegally approaching the country b boat, such as Australia has done, Europe could successfully reduce the total amount of illegal immigrants coming by sea to zero.
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Eritrean Refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

Same path that many have perished, yet still cheerful in hope of of better future.

Refugees in the Mediterranean

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Mediterranean: 400 Refugees and Migrants Feared Dead

UNHCR's William Spindler spoke to Al Jazeera today about the 400 refugees and migrants fea...

Mediterranean: 400 Refugees and Migrants Feared Dead

UNHCR's William Spindler spoke to Al Jazeera today about the 400 refugees and migrants feared dead after their boat capsizes in the Mediterranean.
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Surviving One of the Deadliest Routes to Europe: Refugees at Sea

Desperate to escape conflict and poverty, thousands of migrants and refugees attempt the perilous journey to Europe each year, with many crossing the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa in rubber dinghies and wooden boats.
In the wake of the decommissioning of Mare Nostrum, a search and rescue operation run by Italy, the humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), launched their own vessel, named the BourbonArgos, to find those stranded at sea and save those in trouble on one of the deadliest routes to Europe.
On board the vessel, refugees and migrants are provided with medical aid, food, and shelter, then brought safely to Italian shores. Having survived life in Libya, ruthless treatment by smugglers, and horrific conditions aboard flimsy boats, once aboard the Bourbon Argos they face yet more uncertainty as they approach Europe.
VICENews teamed up with MSF to document these search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean and speak to rescued refugees and migrants, hearing about the suffering they have endured in their attempts to reach a new life.
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Europe's Migration Tragedy: Life and death in the Mediterranean

In this harrowing film Sky’s Mark Stone witnesses the extraordinary rescue of hundreds of ...

Europe's Migration Tragedy: Life and death in the Mediterranean

In this harrowing film Sky’s Mark Stone witnesses the extraordinary rescue of hundreds of migrants off Libya's coast. Shows scenes of migrant rescues and dead bodies.
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Refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean & other topics - Daily Briefing (28 November 2017)

NGOs criticized for sea rescues saving refugees | DW Documentary

In 2017, 95,000 refugees were rescued from the Mediterranean by humanitarian organizations. As a result, some NGOs have come under fire.
The NGOs have been accused of colluding with people smugglers and providing a refugee ferry service - a charge they deny. Meanwhile the EU is paying the Libyan coastguard to intercept the refugee boats and bring back their occupants to northern Africa.
Italy is straining to cope with the ongoing influx of refugees. Although 2017 saw fewer people attempting the perilous sea journey from northern Africa to the likes of Calabria, Apulia, Sicily and Lampedusa, the stream of people heading across the sea looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. At the same time, the Italian government claims that NGOs sometimes collaborate with people smugglers and have effectively set up a ferry service that no longer meets the definition of search and rescue operations. How much substance is there to the accusations? The NGOs reject the claims, with most of them refusing to sign a code of conduct that would commit them to strict - and in their eyes untenable - rules for rescuing refugees. While such a move would likely minimize the volume of refugees, it would inevitably lead to more people drowning. The new stipulations would also benefit the Libyan coastguard, which receives money from the EU to intercept the refugee boats and bring back their occupants back to northern Africa.
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Inside Story - What's the EU's vision to address the migrant crisis?

EU foreign ministers are seeking a joint global strategy on refugees and migration as thou...

Inside Story - What's the EU's vision to address the migrant crisis?

EU foreign ministers are seeking a joint global strategy on refugees and migration as thousands continue to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
The ministers met in Brussels on Monday looking to build on existing cooperation with each other and the UN.
More than 100,000 refugees and migrants have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe this year, many of them were smuggled from Libya.
The European Union is introducing export restrictions on inflatable boats and outboard motors being sold in Libya to try and stem the flow.
Italian leaders say they bear the brunt of the refugee burden and not enough is being done to help them.
EU interior ministers agreed last month to step up deportations of failed asylum-seekers and help beef up the Libyan coastguard.
The Italian government is warning of unprecedented measures if other European countries fail to share its overwhelming burden. Are the threats serious?
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Guests: Elizabeth, Collett, Migration Policy Institute Europe.
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22:10

Escape from Syria: Rania's odyssey

Rania Mustafa Ali, 20, filmed her journey from the ruins of Kobane in Syria to Austria. He...

Talk to Al Jazeera in the field - African migrants: What really drives them to Europe?

Thousands of Africans put their lives at risk as they go on a boat journey in search of what they think would be a better and easier living. It is a journey that begins with hope, but often ends in despair.
Most of them depart from Libya late at night, travelling across the Mediterranean Sea in broad streams with Italy as their central destination.
Last year, more than 170,000 migrants arrived there, representing the largest influx of people into one country in European Union history.
Most of the migrants are Eritrean and Syrian but numerous Africans from sub-Saharan regions also use this route.
This year almost 2,000 people have died trying to make this crossing. And the Libyan coast guard intercepts many of the boats transporting illegal immigrants from across Africa to Italy.
We travelled off the coast of Libya to meet African migrants risking everything for a future in Europe.
Who are they? Where do they come from? And what do they expect to find on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea?
Al Jazeera'sHoda Abdel-Hamid meets three young Africans who are in a Libyan detention centre: Patrick Jabbi, 27, from Congo; Baba Lami, 19, from Gambia; and Alima Bakhari, 23, from Nigeria, who was one of the few women on the boat that was boarded by the Libyan coast guard.
We find out more as Patrick, Baba and Alima talk to Al Jazeera in the field.

25:16

Storming Spain's Razor-Wire Fence: Europe Or Die (Episode 1/4)

Since 2000, more than 27,000 migrants and refugees have died attempting the perilous journ...

Storming Spain's Razor-Wire Fence: Europe Or Die (Episode 1/4)

Since 2000, more than 27,000 migrants and refugees have died attempting the perilous journey to Europe. With an unprecedented number of people breaking through its heavily barricaded borders in 2014, the EU continues to fortify its frontiers.
VICENews presents Europe or Die, a new four-part series that documents the efforts of those risking their lives to reach Europe, and the forces tasked to keep them out.
In episode one of our series, VICE News correspondentMilène Larsson travels to the border between Morocco and Spain, where West Africans in their thousands storm the razor-wire-clad fences. Many are beaten back by border police or illegally returned.
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Challenges in the Mediterranean: Terrorism, Conflict, and Refugees

Carnegie Europe, in partnership with the Barcelona-based European Institute of the Mediter...

Detained by Militias: Libya's Migrant Trade (Part 1)

In a desperate bid to seek a better life in Europe, thousands of refugees and migrants leave the shores of Libya and cross the perilous Mediterranean Sea every month. Over 2,000 people have died making the journey in 2015 alone.
The routes to and journey through Libya are also dangerous, however, and since the fall of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, the country has struggled to achieve and maintain stability. Porous desert borders, rival fighters, and weak governance have left much of Libya in complete chaos.
With militias controlling large swathes of land, their attentions have turned to the people that cross their territories. The fighters assert they are bringing order to the country as they detain the refugees, yet these people’s lives have become valuable commodities to the militias as they try to solidify their positions in the country.
VICENews secured exclusive access to a camp outside Tripoli, run by a militia that has seized hundreds of migrants. Food is scarce, dehydration and disease is rife, and control comes in the form of whips and warning shots. The militia claims to have the migrants’ interests at heart, but what emerges is a very different story.
In part one of a two-part series, VICE News examines how Libya is struggling with the Mediterranean migrant crisis, where state-run detention centers are overcrowded and violent, and how government immigration controls are outsourced to militias, where they detain migrants en masse.
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Refugees Die in Thousands in Silence

Mr. Leonard Doyle, Spokesperson and Head of Communications for the International Organizat...

Saved at Sea : Rescuing Migrants in the Mediterranean - the fifth estate

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